An amendment numbered twelve printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to the bill prohibiting funds from being made available to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington, D.C. headquarters until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
What it does: Adds Sec. 7__. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Department until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy at the end of the bill
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4766
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Adds Sec. 7__. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Department until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. 7__. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Department until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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Add at the end (before the short title) the following new section:
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Add at the end (before the short title) the following new section:
Sec. 7__. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay for the official travel of employees of the Department of Agriculture whose station of duty is at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Department until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that the Secretary has implemented a voluntary program under which beef slaughtering establishments may acquire and use rapid screen testing kits to test beef carcasses for the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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House amendment offered
July 13, 2004
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House amendment offered
July 13, 2004
House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Tiahrt.(consideration: CR H5602; text: CR H5602)
July 13, 2004 • 5:19 PM
Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Tiahrt. (consideration: CR H5602; text: CR H5602)
July 13, 2004 • 5:19 PM
Mr. Bonilla raised a point of order against the Tiahrt amendment (A021). Mr. Bonilla stated that the Tiahrt amendment seeks to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
July 13, 2004 • 5:23 PM